Dantokpa Market
{{Short description|Market in Cotonou, Benin}}
{{Expand French|date=January 2017}}
The Dantokpa Market, or simply Tokpa ({{langx|fon|Dantɔkpa}}),Kenneth Katzner (1995) "Fon" in The Languages of the World, 3rd edition, Routledge. is the largest open-air market in West Africa,{{Cite web |language=French |url=http://www.ouestaf.com/Mourides-et-Yorubas-maitres-du-commerce-transfrontalier-ouest-africain_a4409.html |title=Mourides et Yorubas, maîtres du commerce transfrontalier ouest-africain |work=www.ouestaf.com |publisher=Ouestaf News |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175103/http://www.ouestaf.com/Mourides-et-Yorubas-maitres-du-commerce-transfrontalier-ouest-africain_a4409.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://cotonou-ca-bouge.net/Le-marche-Dantokpa-de-Cotonou.html |title=Le marché Dantokpa de Cotonou |work=cotonou-ca-bouge.net |author=Géraud |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018183907/http://cotonou-ca-bouge.net/Le-marche-Dantokpa-de-Cotonou.html |archive-date=18 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} located in Cotonou, Benin.It is one of the most important retailing areas in Benin, covering over 20 hectares. It is also economically important for the country, with a reported commercial turnover of over a billion CFA Francs a day. {{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
The market is featured in Netflix's "High on the Hog", Stephen Satterfield's documentary about African-American cuisine.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/dining/high-on-the-hog-netflix.html |title=The Making of 'High on the Hog,' Bringing Black Food History to TV |work=The New York Times |accessdate=2021-06-02}}